Caramoor cycle begins this Monday

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Steve Williams

I’d like to first acknowledge the sad news that Rich Williams lost his brother, Steve, this past week, after a short but difficult battle with pancreatic cancer. Please join me in extending our sincere condolences to Rich and Diane, and their family. You can read Steve’s obituary here. The memorial visitation is on Friday, June 3.

Caramoor rehearsals

We restart rehearsals for this challenging and unique Caramoor program on Monday at 7:30 pm at TMH. As is our habit at the first rehearsal, we are reading through the entire program. The rehearsal plan is posted. Hard copies of all parts will be distributed on Monday (to be added to your current folders), but you can get a sneak peek at most of the parts in this Google Drive folder. Please continue to fill out this quick health screening form before every rehearsal, until the Board announces this is no longer necessary.

We are officially a “not-to-be-missed event,” according to Westchester Magazine (see below – thank you to Marge Hone for spotting this!). After Monday, our remaining rehearsals are:

  • Monday, May 30 – no rehearsal (Memorial Day)
  • Monday, June 6 at 7:30 pm at TMH
  • Monday, June 13 – neither TMH nor White Plains HS is available. We need a site!
  • Monday, June 20 at 7:30 pm at TMH
  • Monday, June 27 at 7:30 pm at TMH
  • Wednesday, June 29 at 7:30 pm at TMH with vocal soloists
  • Saturday, July 2 – sound check at 12:00 pm; late lunch at 2:00 pm; performance at 4:00 pm (no fireworks again this year)

The word is out. This is a high-profile performance for a discerning audience. See the graphic below which represents the current ticket availability, and also note that Garden Listening tickets are also available at $20 each. We will re-announce the discount code for the rear section only at rehearsal.

Please make every attempt to attend every rehearsal. With this short rehearsal cycle and site challenges, please limit absences to only that which is absolutely necessary — please only ONE for this cycle. You are needed at every rehearsal! If you believe you can help us with a site with chairs, stands, and percussion on Monday, June 13, please contact me immediately.